Ruy Ohtake
Ruy Ohtake | |
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Ruy Ohtake | |
Born | |
Died | 27 November 2021 São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 83)
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Instituto Cultural Tomie OhtakeHotel Unique |
Projects | Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo São Paulo Pavilion at theExpo '90 |
Ruy Ohtake(27 January 1938 — 27 November 2021) was a Brazilian architect. He was the son of artistTomie Ohtake.
History
[edit]Son of Japanese artistTomie Ohtake,Ruy Ohtake was known for his unusual architectural designs. Examples of his projects are the half-moon-shaped Hotel Unique,[1]the Hotel Renaissance building, and commercial building Edifício Santa Catarina at Avenida Paulista - all three located in the city of São Paulo. Ohtake is also famous for the design of the Tomie Ohtake Cultural Institute[2]and the commercial building next to it.
He majored in Architecture in 1960 at theUniversity of São Paulo.
Personal life
[edit]Ohtake was married twice: first to Brazilian actress Célia Helena, who died in 1997, and later to architect Silvia Vaz. He had two children, Elisa and Rodrigo.[3]
Ohtake died on 27 November 2021, in São Paulo at the age of 83.[4]
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Instituto Cultural Tomie Ohtake (Ohtake Cultural)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Hotel Unique webpage
- ^http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/an-interview-with-architect-ruy-ohtake/45762010 interview to the Wallpaper guide
- ^"Cores, curvas e concreto",published in Veja magazine, retrieved 4 September 2007
- ^"Morre o arquiteto Ruy Ohtake, filho de Tomie Ohtake".Terra(in Brazilian Portuguese).Retrieved27 November2021.
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